Extended producer responsibility (EPR), which aims at ensuring producers contribute financially to the costs of waste management, should be designed to support circularity, should value different textiles and EPR scheme should not bear detrimental unintended consequences, according to EURATEX, which represents the European textile and clothing industry.Pic: ShutterstockBrussels-based EURATEX recently recommended in a concept paper that there should be no contradictions in EPR schemes for textile

The global export of woven apparel was $2,22,311.62 million in the year 2017 marginally moved down 2.16 per cent to $2,17,517.31 million in 2019. Total exports decreased 4.82 per cent in 2019 over the previous year, according to data from TexPro. Further, the exports is expected to drop to $2,12,527.02 million in 2022 with a rate of 2.29 per cent from 2019.Pic: ShutterstockThe global import value of woven apparel was $1,94,799.83 million in 2017, which was surged 5.66 per cent to $2,05,829.04 mi

Ralph Shearer Northam, governor of US state Virginia, recently announced that Silk City Printing will relocate its corporate headquarters (HQ) from Paterson in New Jersey (NJ) state by investing $5.7 million to establish a new silk-screened apparel production operation in the former Thomasville facility in Fluvanna county that has been vacant since 2007.Pic: ShutterstockVirginia successfully competed with New Jersey for the project, the governor’s office said in a press release.“We are honored t

Global retail solutions provider Mainetti has unveiled its new line of personal protective equipment to help customers mitigate COVID-19 risks. Mainetti Care features innovative solutions for workspaces, communities, and schools. It comprises equipment and products to help businesses operate safely and is now available to customers around the world.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers and consumers alike are concerned about their health and safety as businesses continue to reopen. Mainetti Ca

GOLETA - Deckers Brands-owned footwear company Ugg has unveiled new social and environmental commitments with the launch of its new ‘Feel Good’ sustainability platform.The company says the platform's ambitious goals, projects and global partnerships will focus on three key pillars - environment, community and innovation.Ugg, best known for its sheepskin boots, says ‘Feel Good’ will enable consumers to ensure the brand meets its pledge to be “transparent, accountable, and socially and environ

Inèdit Software, digital printing software provider and creator of Rip neoStampa, has introduced neoStampa Delta – the new version of its Rip software.Image Courtesy: www.inedit.comThe launch will be done in an online event on 4 November, which will be open to public with previous registration.The event will be held in English and Spanish and in two time slots.The participants will be getting to know about the new feature of the neoStampa Delta directly along with the information about the new a

Regent Textile Mills in Bangladesh will acquire 99 per cent shares of Legacy Fashion at a value of Tk 830.115 million based on net asset value reported in the financial statement for the year ended June 30. The board of directors of the former took the decision, according to a disclosure posted on the website of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Pic: ShutterstockLegacy Fashion, a cent per cent export-oriented readymade garments (RMG) company, was established in 2006.The factory located at BSCIC Industr

Considering the demand for domestic and international markets and the global expansion of the jute industry, the government has declared 282 types of attractive jute products as versatile jute products. A press release issued by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on Sunday said that a list of the names of these versatile jute products has been released recently. According to the Jute Act, 2017, ‘versatile jute products’ means conventional jute products such as – Hesian, Saking, CBC and any such p

India’s cotton exports have risen by selling about five million bales over the past two months, with Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). Cotton traders say that Bangladesh’s demand for organic cotton is high even though it has been a 10 percent drop in demand for traditional cotton due to heavy rain. This demand is possibly rekindled as higher levels of moisture in soil aid farmers in later selection.In 2019-20 (October-September) the CCI kept around a third of the cotton that came to the world.

The Bangladesh textile and apparel industry will see a massive increase in automation to adept and sustain with the other apparel manufacturing countries. Rubana Huq, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) thinks as the Bangladesh RMG industry adepts more and more automation this will create a mammoth challenge for the apparel workers.Figure: By 2023, around 25% of RMG manufacturing factories will adept automation.Especially for females, as they need